Issue - meetings

The Board gave consideration to a report providing a summary of the financial position of the Health and Social Care Partnership as at 28 February 2021.  The report included the Covid-19 funding announced on 5 February 2021 for both Health and Social Work.

Decision

The Integration Joint Board –

1.    Noted the forecast outturn position for 2020-21 is a forecast underspend of £2.016m as at 28 February 2021 and that there is a year to date underspend of £4.055m as at the same date. 

2.    Noted the above position includes provision for Scottish Government assistance with non-delivery of savings due to Covid-19.

3.    Noted that £2.65m is included in Social Work annual budget and forecasted expenditure which relates to funding from Scottish Government and is intended to be carried forward into next year.  Also there is £0.8m in Health reserves similarly expected to be carried forward in relation to Covid funding, as well as £1.6m new allocations received this month for Primary Care Improvement Fund (PCIF - £1.418m) and Action 15 of the Mental Health Strategy (£217k).

(Reference:  Report by Head of Finance and Transformation dated 31 March 2021, submitted)